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Cornerback Brandon Browner was ready to get into it with nearly every offensive player on the team at one point during today's practice. While he was admittedly trying to send a message that he wouldn't let himself have two bad days in a row, he said it was strictly something that remained on the football field.

"It was a physical one, man," Browner said. "We had to compete out here. I’m tired of giving up balls, so I just turned it up a little bit."

Browner mostly got into it with Kenbrell Thompkins, which was detailed in the above link, but he also got into a heated exchange with wide receivers coach Chad O'Shea. Browner made it well-known after practice that it was immediately cleared up.

"Me and him hugged it out," Browner said. "That’s a coach. I’ve got to respect him, but that’s nothing I want to talk about or put on TV like that because I respect him."

Browner's fiery attitude has been well-received by his defensive teammates, who went crazy Sunday when he lit up running back James White. But this isn't an offense-defense thing that will divide the locker room. Browner made his intentions clear when asked if he cares if his offensive teammates like him.

"I need to be liked by my teammates," Browner said. "Those are guys I’m going to go to war with, but at the same time, I’m going to be aggressive with those guys. It’s going to make them guys better, and I hope they bring the same fire back at me."

For more on the way Browner's physicality has impacted his new team, check out tomorrow's Herald.